eMarker - Failure Museum

Sony eMarker

Launched in 2000 and discontinued in 2001, the Sony eMarker allowed you to mark songs that you heard on the radio so you could buy them later. This $20 keychain had a button and small LCD display. When you heard a song on the radio you wanted to r ...

Sony PSP - Failure Museum

Sony PSP Go

Launched in 2009 and discontinued in 2011, PSP Go was a mobile gaming device.  Sony tried to launch a product that needed retail support to sell units, then cut them out of the value chain by selling games directly to consumers.  The retailers rebel ...

Sony Portable TV - Failure Museum

Sony Portable TV

Sony launched a portable TV in 1960 and discontinued it in 1962. It was priced high as it was innovative in many ways, so, to the average consumer it was something of a luxury item and not a practical buy. Additionally, this television was rather pr ...